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SENIOR CREATIVE PRODUCER
Award-winning Producer trusted by major entertainment studios, with a unique combination of high-level project management skills paired with creative and concept development abilities. Track record of success on large-scale noteworthy projects. Extensive experience in film and television, streaming media, and themed entertainment. Full list of credits on IMDB.
Areas of Expertise: § Budget / Resource Management § Media Design / Production § R&D / Playtesting § Vendor Sourcing / Management § Interactive Design/Production § CGI Animation Production § In-Field Installations § Scriptwriting / Research § Sound Design § Marketing / Branding § Team Casting § Graphic Design § Project Management § Strategic Planning § Creative Development
Software Applications: Microsoft Office Suite, Keynote | Photoshop, Final Cut Pro X, Frame io, Color Finale Pro | OmniPlan, Slack
AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS
Spotlight Documentary Silver Award – Hano! A Century in the Bleachers (2015) Award of Merit | Accolade Film Festival – The Day the World Series Stopped (2014) Audience Award | Seattle International Film Festival – The Wrecking Crew (2008) Best Documentary Film | Idaho Film Festival, Rhode Island Film Festival, Rome Film Festival – The Wrecking Crew (2008). THEA for Outstanding Achievement, Attraction – Epcot’s Millennium Village (2000)
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
Ø Producer/Director of 6 baseball documentaries placed in the permanent collection of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and 3 in the UCLA Film & Television Archives. Ø Producer of Monster’s, Inc. Laugh Floor attraction, a collaboration with Pixar executive leads. Developed groundbreaking show seen by 50M+ people since opening at Walt Disney World in 2007. Ø Led staff of 20 to produce interactive experiences and 30 documentaries for the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle. Ø Led multidisciplinary team in the creation of attractions and experiences for DisneyQuest, the world’s largest indoor theme park. Ø Collaborated with director on creative as Producer of hit documentary-feature, The Wrecking Crew. Ø Produced multiple interactive, multimedia experiences and features for Disney’s 100 Years of Magic Celebration at Walt Disney World including Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream and Discover the Stories Behind the Magic of Walt Disney.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Executive Producer 2005 – 2018 Evzone Media & Experiential — Northridge, CA • Producer/Director of award-winning baseball documentaries in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the UCLA Film & Television Archives. Led first indie studio to create a channel dedicated to baseball to debut on multiple platforms, including Amazon Prime, Roku, and Vimeo On Demand. • Produced and directed 3 seasons of content for The Sweet Spot: A Treasury of Baseball Stories and authored a companion book, Baseball Pioneers: True Stories of Guts and Glory as told by Pioneering Men & Women of the Game. • Produced and directed 3 baseball documentaries: Not Exactly Cooperstown, The Day the World Series Stopped¸ and Hano! A Century in the Bleachers.
Producer June 2017 Spaces — Los Angeles, CA • Led a multidisciplinary team in execution of complex, virtual reality themed entertainment project. • Maintained constant and critical communication with leads in Software, Graphics, Media Production, Special Effects, and Art departments.
Writer-Producer | Los Angeles Dodgers Project 2016 Big Buddha Baba — Los Angeles, CA • Served as co-creative leader in development of concepts and experiences to enhance guest engagement at Dodger Stadium.
Head of Production, Science Fiction Museum & Hall of Fame 2003 – 2005 • Lead executive in charge of production, responsible for budgets, schedules, hiring staff and vendors, client liaising and managing shoots with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and James Cameron.
Producer May – Sept 2014 The Hettema Group — Pasadena, CA • Producer for development of a large-scale theme park for major entertainment company. • Led portion of creative team on concept and content development projects, including key art, modeling, attractions/shows, and project presentations to client and potential partners. • Member of senior management team responsible for sharpening scope of document deliverables and articulating key scope components of strategic plan.
Producer | Disney Consumer Products | Disney’s Playmation Toys Nov 2012 – Sept 2013 Walt Disney Imagineering — Glendale, CA • Led multidisciplinary team in complex, rapid prototyping to produce large-scale lab demo presentations for top-level Disney executives and corporate partners. • Created and managed budgets and schedules for design, production, delivery of media assets, and playtesting with guests. • Prepared cash flow projections and cost accounting reports. Sourced and managed external vendors. Managed budgeting and actualization for creative and R&D teams. • Team’s success led to project being green-lit and placed into production.
Producer | Software Development 2008 – 2012 Derivative, Inc. — Toronto, Canada • Team leader for international developer of Touch Designer, a solution for building interactive 3D art, visualizations, prototypes, and custom interfaces. • Produced software for large-scale, cutting edge attractions for theme parks and special venues worldwide. Coordinated domestic and international logistics. • Prepared scope documents, change orders, schedules, and budgets.
Show Producer | Monster’s, Inc. Laugh Floor 2005 – 2008 Walt Disney Imagineering — Glendale, CA & Orlando, FL • Produced multi-million-dollar main show attraction at Magic Kingdom/Walt Disney World. • Created and managed budget, cost projections, and schedule. Liaised with Pixar Studios. • Managed show writing, interactive design, production of 3D CGI animation, graphics, character voices, and digital set design. • Prepared scope documents and led vendor bidding. Implemented comprehensive training for cast.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Producer, The Wrecking Crew 1996, 2002 – 2007 Lunchbox Entertainment – Woodland Hills, CA
Show Producer 1996 – 2001, 2005 – 2008, 2012 – 2013 Walt Disney Imagineering – Glendale, CA
LECTURES
§ Pasadena Art Center of Design § Duquesne University § University of Southern California § Azusa Pacific University § The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball & American Culture
EDUCATION | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Loyola Marymount University — Los Angeles, CA Bachelor of Arts – Communication Arts Emphasis: Film & Television Production